Supreme Court Accepts Maharashtra IAS Officer's Apology For Affidavit Suggesting That Court Was Not Following Law

The Supreme Court in the case In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Versus Union Of India And Ors and has discharged the contempt notice issued to Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue and Forest Department), Maharashtra government, while taking exemptions to certain statements in an affidavit filed by him which suggested that the Court was not following the law.

The bench comprising of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan in the case is of the view that guilt could not be fastened on the Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue and Forest Department) alone. The court discharged the contempt notice. The court in its order stated:

‘On a specific query, the learned counsel appearing for the State submitted that there were various persons involved in finalizing the affidavit.